膊

shoulder; upper arm

14 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,823 U+818A

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

⺼ (semantic, “flesh”) + 尃 (phonetic, fū)

components: ⺼尃

shoulder to arm · Heisig RSH #2797

flesh + gummed label

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 尃

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 尃 (fū) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
尃 sound component	fū	to announce, to state
博	bó	to gamble, to play games; to win; rich, plentiful, extensive; wide, broad
搏	bó	combat; to fight; to strike
缚	fù	to tie, to bind
溥	pǔ	big, great, vast; extensive, pervading, widespread
镈	bó	large bell; hoe, spade
赙	fù	to contribute to funeral expenses

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
赤膊上阵	chì bó shàng zhèn	lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom); fig. to go all out; to come out in the open
打赤膊	dǎ chì bó	to bare one's chest; bare-chested
胳膊拧不过大腿	gē bo nǐng bu guò dà tuǐ	(idiom) the weak cannot overcome the strong
胳膊肘朝外拐	gē bo zhǒu cháo wài guǎi	lit. the elbow turns outward (idiom); fig. to side with outsiders rather than one's own pe…
赤膊	chì bó	bare to the waist
胳膊肘往外拐	gē bo zhǒu wǎng wài guǎi	see 胳膊肘朝外拐[ge1 bo5 zhou3 chao2 wai4 guai3]
搭膊	dā bó	shoulder bag
胳膊肘子	gē bo zhǒu zi	see 胳膊肘[ge1 bo5 zhou3]
臂膊	bì bó	arm
肩膊	jiān bó	shoulder
袒膊	tǎn bó	to strip to the waist; to be bare to the waist
胳膊肘	gē bo zhǒu	elbow
胳膊	gē bo	arm; CL:隻\|只[zhi1],條\|条[tiao2],雙\|双[shuang1]
捋胳膊	luō gē bo	to push up one's sleeves